Strictly Come Dancing's Craig Revel Horwood Hopes BBC Will Be ‘Brave Enough’ To Include Same-Sex Pairs In Future Series

'I think more and more people want it.'

Talking to BBC News, he said he believes the show will see same sex-couples “eventually”, despite the BBC’s recent claim there are “no plans” in place to introduce pairs made up of two men or two women.

“I think more and more people want it,” he said. “I think it would be rather fun. Maybe the BBC will be brave enough one day to do it.”

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﻿Craig has been a judge on the show for all 16 series

The show, which is about to go into its 16th season, has faced repeated calls to feature same sex-couples in recent years.

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Several cast members and previous contestants have voiced support for same-sex dancing pairs

A spokesperson for the show said earlier this month: ”‘Strictly’ has chosen the longstanding ballroom dancing format of mixed-sex couples and at the moment we have no plans to introduce same-sex couples in the competition.”

International editions of ‘Strictly’ have previously included same-sex partnerships, with a male dancing couple reaching the final in this years Italian edition of the show.